A wander around Sandside....

Above Hoy High lighthouse, just at the back of the house.  Below a view from one of the old byres across to the green fields on Graemsay.

Down at the shore.  With Button, obviously.  Looking across to Stromness.

Fancy a dip? This makes a lovely natural swimming pool when the tide is in....

The old "lighthouse" pier, where all the stone for the Graemsay lighthouses were pulled up on carts in the 1850-60s.  Across the water to Quoys and Garson.

It's never easy trying to take photos when out with Button.  I was wanting to experiment with the macro features on the "bridge" camera. No chance with Madam in the vicinity sticking her nose in...

I was delighted to see were were accompanied by a grey seal on our visit to the shore.  You can see it's back flippers as this one was resting in the shallows.

Eventually is shifted and swam up and down, curious as to what we were doing.

This is a stonechat that was along the shore.  I had to zoom right in to get this shot so it isn't the sharpest.  Beautiful bird nonetheless!

Looking over the lighthouse pier towards the green fields of Graemsay and beyond the Hoy hills.

Given the coral sand on this beach I'm often amazed that Button is so happy to walk on it.  It must hurt her delicate little paws.  Here she is hurrying me along. She is easily bored!

Button appalled as she thinks someone has burned her pea-green boat!!  And no sign of Owl.... (The Owl and the Pussycat....)

Sandside looking wonderful in the Winter sunshine, if I say so myself....

I love how the low sunlight shows up the ripples in the landscape and fields....

The green building is our community hall, where many a good night is to be had!

And heading home again, the path down to the shore, Stromness in the background.